Chapter 381

The woman who stood at the door had her long hair tied up elegantly, and was dressed in a white tailored dress. Though she only had a pair of pearl earrings on, she appeared graceful despite the simplicity. "You are…?" she asked as she watched Irene. Irene was left spacing out for a moment—the woman looked exactly like she did in the photo. Still, she quickly came to her senses and cried, "Please, you have to help me…" Behind her, Ricky kept up his act. "Get back here or I'll kill you! Did you think you could run from me?!" Irene then looked pleadingly at Layla, saying, "He'll kill me if I go with him—please, you have to help me!" Fortunately, Layla was kind enough to stop the man behind Irene. "Please let her go, or I'll have to call the cops." "She's my woman! I can do whatever I want! Mind your own business?!" Ricky snarled, really looking the part of a rogue just then, although he lacked the appearance to really look menacing. He took after his mother, and was good looki